Green Rain

Green Rain

I’ve always felt that art is incredibly nourishing. My eight year old daughter spends so much time with a sketchbook in her hands. It is her go-to activity whenever she is not whirling around the house stirring up eddies of activity. I love to see her settled on the couch, sketchbook on her lap, trying out her character creations in different perspectives.

Since she could hold a pencil she has had this ability to quickly arrange a few lines to express characters in motion with a wide array of emotion evident in face and body. Every night, when I check in on her before going to bed, I end up sliding a pencil out of her sleep softened hand. I spend a few minutes smiling at the pictures she has created…all so original and full of her humor and energy. What a great way to fall asleep!